Thomas Grosvenor papers

1779-1792

Thomas Grosvenor (1744-1825), a lawyer, was a Revolutionary War officer and public official of Pomfret, Connecticut. Collection consists of correspondence, military records and diary. Commonplace book, 1779-1783, contains records of Connecticut troops, selections of general orders, 1779-1782, acts of the Connecticut Assembly, inspection returns, returns of recruits with names, line officers retired and retained, and supplies received. Also, Lieutenant Obadiah Gore's diary of John Sullivan's expedition against the Indians in 1779; and letter book, 1781-1792, relating to Connecticut troops, the Society of the Cincinnati, Grosvenor's law practice and his resignation as collector for the county of Windham and the town of Pomfret, Conn. Correspondents include Major Elijah Bissell, General Edward Hand, Ebenezer Hill, Governor Samuel Huntington, Thomas Lee, General Roger Newberry, Ralph Pomeroy, and General George Washington.